Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
Need help with Internet costs?
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a national, U.S. government program giving low-income households a discount of up to $30 per month for internet service and some discounts on computer device costs. Households can apply for the program by visiting FCC's landing page at www.GetInternet.gov.
FCC's landing page is also available in Español.
To find ACP toolkit resources in additional languages (Arabic, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese), visit www.fcc.gov/acp-consumer-outreach-toolkit.
Lower-income residents (below 200% of federal poverty level) or who are receiving public benefits such as free school lunch, WIC/SNAP, Pell grants, subsidized housing, and Medicaid. Lifeline users also qualify.
Find out of you qualify here: https://acpbenefit.org/do-i-qualify/.
Getting the ACP benefit requires one or two steps: (1) confirming eligibility and (2) signing up with the internet provider to apply for the subsidy.
Some internet providers with a low-income program allow direct ACP sign-up; others will require the federal ACP eligibility sign-up first.
- In the Seattle area, Comcast Internet Essentials customers can apply directly through Comcast. PCs for People and Human I-T also allow direct signup.
Click here to find other participating mobile internet service providers in the area.
Home Internet Providers:
Mobile Internet Providers:
- PCs for People
- AT&T
- T-Mobile via Assurance Wireless
- Verizon
Providers with ongoing low-income internet discount programs:
Home internet providers:
Mobile internet providers:
There are also other mobile service providers that are on the EBB. Look here to see whether your current provider is on the program: https://acpbenefit.org/companies-near-me.
It is important to remember the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is designed to support internet service so if your current mobile phone provider does not also give you a good internet connectivity data plan, we recommend you look at other service provider options.
*Ziply does not offer service in Seattle but is a service provider in other parts of King County
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the ACP can be found towards the bottom of this page www.GetInternet.gov.
For other ACP questions, email ACPSupport@usac.org or call 1 (877) 384-2575